Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0577 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 8 Somalia 0.0685 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Mongolia 0.0682 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Eswatini 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Ireland 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3469 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.